ok yes i'll give it's nice that the minimum wage went up to a whole $7.15 an hour in this great state of pennsylvania, but after taxes from STATE (now sitting 5% higher than when we got $5.15 an hour.) and local (which charges a privlige to work tax as well as going up 3%) i'm still only making roughly $4.50 an hour if i'm lucky. some one tell me how to survive on $4.50 an hour. even if i would be lucky enough to find a job willing to give me 40 hrs a week. come on ppl what $4.50 X 40? it's 180, ok now on that 180 a week i have to set back money for rent, car isurance, utilitys, plus the phone, cable, and internet bills. ok rent is $600 a month so that alone is $150 a week. then utilities we'll say $15 a week. car insurance can be any where from $50 a month to $150 a month (depending on your record) but mine is $80 so theres another $20. and the extra package is $50 a month (thank you comcast triple play) so thats roughtly $13. ok now lets do the math. the basics is $198 a month alone. and i still have to get food, go the laundry mat, buy super expensive gas to run my car. that thank god i'm not making payments on anymore. and ppl wounder why 85% of americans are in debt. and we're not talking one bill a little late. were talking 20,000 a peice in debt. i know where i sit right now i owe about 7,000 out to diffrent credit cards loans banks, and yes even mom and dad. which in turn i'm sure has put them further in debt. god if i keep going i will vomit. all i know is someone needs to fix this and only one person can. and we're all pretty screwed on that cause we have no fucking clue who the hell to vote for in 08'
i'm done.
jlette
